sue, accuse
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 訟 (ショウ) primarily means to sue or accuse. It is usually found in nouns, which describe legal actions or disputes. Common compounds include 訴訟 (そしょう), meaning lawsuit, and 行政訴訟 (ぎょうせいそしょう), which refers to administrative litigation or actions against government decisions. Another example is 争訟 (そうしょう), meaning a legal dispute, while 訟務 (しょうむ) pertains to litigation in general. While very formal, these terms are essential in legal contexts. Note that 訟 does not have a kun'yomi (Japanese reading), so you'll mostly encounter it in these compound words.
Example sentences
訟訴に関する法律を学ぶ。
I study laws related to litigation.
Meanings across languages
- English
- sue, accuse
- Tiếng Việt
- kiện, buộc tội
- 日本語
- しょう, うったえ, きけん
- 한국어
- 소송하다, 고발하다
- 中文
- 诉讼, 指控
- id
- menggugat
- th
- ฟ้องร้อง
- es
- demandar
- fr
- poursuivre
- de
- klagen
- pt
- processar
Common compounds
- 訴訟lawsuit, suit, (legal) action
- 行政訴訟administrative litigation (action)
- 争訟legal dispute, contestation, suit
- 訟務litigation
- 壁訴訟grumbling or mumbling to oneself
- 訴訟法procedural law (as opposed to substantive law)
- 訟務部Litigation Department (of the Ministry of Justice)
- 訴訟人litigant, plaintiff, suitor
Words using this kanji
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